A Helpful Strategy for Those Trying to Improve Health Many health issues are influenced by metabolic issues and underlying inflammation in the body, and a common culprit is an unhealthy diet resulting in being overweight. This extends to reproductive issues, too. If you’re struggling to get pregnant, improving your diet, habits and overall health can […]
Category: Pregnancy
Helping Gay and Lesbian Couples Become Parents
Caperton Fertility Institute welcomes all patients who dream of becoming parents, regardless of marital status or sexual orientation. We’ve helped many gay and lesbian couples become parents through our top-ranked fertility treatment, using intrauterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilization (IVF) or a gestational carrier or surrogate. Our fertility clinics, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and […]
How Lifestyle Contributes to Infertility
Most of the information about how lifestyle affects fertility focuses on females. While male lifestyle choices may affect fertility, there is less research on how mens’ lifestyle habits impact pregnancies or births. Studies show that choices made before and during pregnancy impact fertility and the fetus that a woman carries. Lifestyle, age and diet all […]
The Value of the Right Diet During Fertility Treatment
As you learn more about how to best manage your fertility you will quickly find that there is more to it than just medication, tracking your cycle, and doctor appointments. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is an important part of your fertility treatment. One of the essential things you can do to improve your chances of […]
Become a Gestational Carrier and Enrich Someone’s Life
Many people’s goals for the year involve seeking ways to create more meaning and fulfillment in their lives. Many times, these goals involve helping others and “paying it forward.” What about you? What are your goals for the year? Do they include finding ways to create fulfillment by enriching someone else’s life? If so, consider […]
IVF Offers Hope for Pregnancy After Miscarriage
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month For women and couples that have experienced a miscarriage or pregnancy loss, you know how devastating and heartbreaking it can be. When you have been struggling to conceive for an extended period of time, it is that much more heartbreaking. Recurrent miscarriage can compound the devastation exponentially. After […]
The Case for Single Embryo Transfer
There are numerous health risks to both the mother and babies associated with multiple births (twins or greater), which is why, at Caperton Fertility Institute, we strongly recommend all of our IVF patients consider elective Single Embryo Transfer. Given the emotional, physical and financial stress patients are under, it is only natural to want a little more insurance of a positive result, but that positive result isn’t aways positive when it comes to the health and well being of our patients. Here’s why.